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Fuel control apparatus for an internal combustion engine

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1990-05-09
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Granted: 1991-01-15
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Expires: 2010-05-09
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Abstract

Abstract A fuel control apparatus for an internal combustion engine which comprises a pressure detecting means for detecting a pressure in a bypass air passage which bypasses a throttle valve in an air intake system for an internal combustion engine, a first estimating means for estimating a value corresponding to the effective cross-sectional area of the bypass air passage, a second estimating means for estimating a pressure in an intake air pipe of the air intake system on the basis of a pressure value detected by the pressure detecting means and an estimated value of effective cross-sectional area obtained by the first estimating means, and an operating means for calculating a fuel injection quantity on the basis of an estimated value of pressure in the intake air pipe which is obtained by the second estimating means.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hajime Kako
  • 👤 Shinji Kojima

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 11:56
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/30; F02D41/32

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
A fuel control apparatus for an internal combustion engine which comprises: a pressure detecting means for detecting a pressure in a bypass air passage which bypasses a throttle valve in an air intake system for an internal combustion engine, a first estimating means for estimating a value corresponding to the effective cross-sectional area of the bypass air passage, a second estimating means for estimating a pressure in an intake air pipe of the air intake system on the basis of a pressure value detected by the pressure detecting means and an estimated value of effective cross-sectional area obtained by the first estimating means, and an operating means for calculating a fuel injection quantity on the basis of an estimated value of pressure in the intake air pipe which is obtained by the second estimating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
A fuel control apparatus for an internal combustion engine which comprises: a pressure detecting means for detecting a pressure in a bypass air passage which bypasses a throttle valve in an air intake system for an internal combustion engine, a first estimating means for estimating a value corresponding to the effective cross-sectional area of the bypass air passage, a second estimating means for estimating a pressure in an intake air pipe of the air intake system on the basis of a pressure value detected by the pressure detecting means and an estimated value of effective cross-sectional area obtained by the first estimating means, and an operating means for calculating a fuel injection quantity on the basis of an estimated value of pressure in the intake air pipe which is obtained by the second estimating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 71 words
The fuel control apparatus according to claim 1, which further comprises an atmospheric pressure detecting means for detecting an atmospheric pressure wherein the second estimating means estimates a pressure in the intake air pipe of the air intake system on the basis of an atmospheric pressure value detected by the atmospheric pressure detecting means, the pressure value detected by the pressure detecting means and the estimated value of effective cross-sectional area.

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